by Mark Silva and updated Robert Novak, the longtime newspaper columnist and television commentator known for his conservative voice and piercing criticism, died today after a bout with brain cancer. He was 78. In decades of Washington reporting and opinion-sh

by Mark Silva In the end, it may all come down to the meaning of is. Karl Rove, "architect'' of former President George W. Bush's two election campaigns, is making the rounds with his new book. Courage and Consequence: My...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, sometimes referred to as the Darth Vader of American politics, has been valiant in his defense of his former chief of staff, I, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the only guy convicted of lying about his role...

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Robert Novak died at the age of 78 today after a bout with brain cancer. The longtime newspaper columnist and television commentator was known for his conservative voice and piercing criticism.
In decades of Washington reporting and opinion-shaping, Novak established a syndicated newspaper column before becoming a regular commentator on national cable television.
Novak was a news-breaker, too: He was the first to report the identity of Valerie Plame, a CIA operative, after her husband, ambassador Joseph...

Speaking a few paces from Chicago U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's offices, former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney said today that his former chief of staff did not deserve prosecution by the federal prosecutor in the Valerie Plame case.
“Well, I obviously had some fundamental disagreements with him at one point in the past,” Cheney told a luncheon audience of more than 400 people at the Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., when asked if he had anything to say to Fitzgerald....